Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum

The museum is housed in the original Prickwillow Engine House in a picturesque setting on the banks of the River Lark just a few miles from Ely, Lakenheath and Mildenhall. The original building has been extended in recent years to provide modern visitor facilities to cater for families and tourists, as well as the enthusiast of Britain's industrial heritage.

Venue Type:

Museum

Opening hours

April 25th to October 4th 2015 (Closed Wednesday,Thursday, Friday) 1200-1600.

Additional info

The Museum has a large free car park and visitors by boat will find public moorings on the River Lark at the front of the Museum.

A unique collection of oil-burning engines saved from destruction and restored to working order by a dedicated band of enthusiasts at an attractive village near Ely. These massive engines which date from the early twentieth century replaced earlier steam engines (which had in their turn replaced ancient wind pumps) and were used to prevent Fenland flooding by pumping water from drainage channels into rivers until themselves replaced by electric pumps towards the end of the twentieth century. In addition to the engines there is a fine collection of old Fenland implements and artefacts, displays explaining Fenland history plus the occasional exhibition.

Details of Large Engine Exhibits

E-mail

Membership Enquiries

Telephone

01353 688360

Group enquiries

078010540267

Membership/ out of hours enquiries

01353 720737

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